Despite Ohio State's vaunted recruiting rankings, the Wolverines have two straight impressive victories over the good guys. Morever, most media pundits expect TSUN to prevail again in 2023.

Is part of this because of Harbaugh's success in harvesting experienced players from the portal rather than having to rely on developing high school recruits? Sports Illustrated seems to think so:

https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-wolverines-football-transfer-portal-jim-harbaugh-big-ten-championship-college-playoff